WORLD TOP SPORTS: 12/15/09

Businesswire Comcast,Exclusive Shakira Partnership with Brings Consumers More Great Music Content On Demand

Shakira

Shakira partnership with in comcast, is providing customers the first and only On Demand video collection showcasing Shakira, the world famous Latin singer and 10-time Grammy winner. Beginning December 15, Comcast will premiere this one-of-a-kind Shakira-dedicated video collection including her newly released single, “Give It Up To Me,” as well as many other hot music videos, biography footage and live performances – all provided exclusively to On Demand viewers in HD. “On Demand allows another way for me to connect with my fans,” said Shakira. “My American fans can now see me and hear my music whenever they like." Comcast will feature Shakira’s chart-topping music videos including Underneath Your Clothes, Whenever, Wherever and one of the top-performing On Demand R&B singles of all time – Hips Don’t Lie, as well as special programming including Shakira’s biography footage in Live and Off the Record in HD On Demand. Shakira fans also have a special bonus option to view the entire Shakira collection without stopping or having to hit play again. This exclusive collection is available to Comcast customers through the On Demand menu by selecting “Top Picks” then “Shakira.”

"One of today's hottest stars Shakira is capping a phenomenal year of exclusive Comcast On Demand music events that also featured U2, Green Day, Taylor Swift and others," said Derek Harrar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video and Entertainment Services for Comcast. "The great news is that we built momentum with the music industry this year so 2010 will be even better." Music continues to be one of the most popular categories of On Demand programming with 50-60 million views every month. Comcast offers everything from music videos to live performances across a wide range of music genres giving customers an immersive music experience. Recent artists featured On Demand include Taylor Swift, Green Day, U2, Foo Fighters and ZZ Top.

Axl Rose Denies Issuing Press Releasing Initial Statement On LAX Pap Fight - Rose Denies Release On LAX Paparazzi Incident

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Axl Rose

Axl Rose will always be in the news for some ridiculous incident whether involves love, drugs, or paparazzi. Last week, Rose was supposedly in a throwdown with one of the photographers at Los Angeles’ International Airport. A spokesperson from the airport said there were no airport officials around to see it, but it was caught on tape by the RMZ. Now, it seems that Rose is in a fight with himself. According to MTV, front man Rose is denying authorization on a statement about LAX’s paparazzi incident. Yes, he is in a fight with some words he was supposed to have said himself!

MTV reports that there are a total of two blog posts on Guns N’ Roses MySpace with each saying different things about last week’s incident. MySpace is the band’s official site for many thing such as tour dates, VIP packages and twitter, so the fist statement was taken seriously when he said things such as he was “unhurt last evening when he was accosted by an unruly group of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport” and that he “was not injured during the unprovoked attack.” However, when Rose found out that such a statement was even posted on the MySpace in the first place, he grew furious replying back with the 2nd statement. He said “I did not release any statement or authorize either any statement or anyone to release a statement regarding anything at any airport anywhere. We had recently began working with newer individuals in management in relation to our current Asian tour in support of our Guns n’ Roses album Chinese Democracy in addition to Azoff’s though as it happens we are once again touring Asia without management of any kind. Imo this nonsense may be some type of manufactured or publicity stunt.”